Ja'rod's responsibility was unknown to the Klingons for the next twenty years, until a Romulan record of the attack on the outpost was discovered in 2366. However, by this time Ja'rod's son Duras had become politically powerful on the Klingon High Council, and the High Council chose to officially blame Mogh for the disaster instead, in order to keep the Empire from breaking into civil war. (TNG: "Sins of the Father")

On the family crest of the House of Duras, Ja'rod was represented by a symbol. (TNG: "Firstborn")

While Ja'rod was never seen on camera, a trading card was created for the Star Trek Customizable Card Game using photo elements of depicted members of the House of Duras, combined together using Photoshop.